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LetsRun.com 2008 Pre-NCAA XC SuperPolls: Oregon Ducks Reign SupremeVin Lananna's Oregon Ducks are #1 on the men's and women's side, but many of the LetsRun.com faithful are backing German Fernandez and the OSU Cowboys. Can the Cowboys do the unthinkable and defeat last year's national champions who return their whole squad? First up for the Cowboys is
the Big 12 meet, where Mark Wetmore's men have been a perfect 12 for 12 in the Big 12. Is this year unlucky #13 for CU? Voting to reopen after this weekend's Pre-NCAA action.

LRC The Week That Was(is finally back) Our recap of the highs and lows of the previous week is back after a longer-than-anticipated hiatus. Don't call us lazy; The Week That Was was
listening to its body and taking a much needed break but is back in decent form considering it's a bit rusty. We recap a remarkable performance in Chicago, two remarkable performances in Rio, the first sub 26-minute 10k, Wesley Korir, the end of the $105,000 Brooks Johnson era at USATF, secret drug emails, and more.

Expect Some Distance Medals To Be Coming Back*Beijing Blood Samples to Be Retested for New-Style EPO The blood test for CERA just got two Tour de France riders. Expect it to get some Olympians as many athletes seemed to think it was undetectable. It's a shame that they announced in July that a test existed. They should have let the cheats compete and win in the Tour de France and Olympics and then thrown them out
in disgrace.

LRC Brooks Beijing Contest Recap
Australia Reigns Supreme, "Scandal" Hits Contest, World Indoor Champ Places in Top 5Being an Olympic year, the LetsRun.com $1,000,000 prediction contest went to another level. Mere mortals almost had no chance in our contest. Battling out for the win was a former super agent in the sport, a previous LetsRun.com contest winner, a World Indoor champ in the 200m, and a LetsRun.com fan out to show up her husband. Read all about it.

8/8/08 Dazzling Opening Ceremonies Kick Off Beijing Olympics A reader abroad wrote us saying, "I thought it was mind blowing ... it's like China is saying: 'We are the next power' ... I'm telling you, it was the most amazing visual display I have ever seen on television. And I'm not even watching on an HD or anything. London must be shitting
their pants because that was unbeatable. It was amazing ... It just went on for 4 straight hours." We agree.